Crime Rates at Chartham Road, London, SE25 4HN

Chartham Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Norwood , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chartham Road (SE25 4HN) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the South Norwood average (108.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chartham Road (SE25 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Love Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevill Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.